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28 Maintaining the Printer

Section 5:

Maintaining the Printer

The CD Color Printer IV is designed to require very little

maintenance. Nevertheless, there are a few procedures you can

perform on a regular basis or as needed to ensure your

printer’s best performance.

A. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE NOZZLES

It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if the

printer does not seem to be laying down ink evenly or if you

suspect an ink cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out

or clogged. Refer to the cleaning procedure explained within

the 

Cartridge 

button description of Section 3-D to clean the

cartridge nozzles.

B. CLEANING THE CD TRAY AND PRINTER CASING

If ink gets on the printer’s CD Tray, it may stain if left on the

tray too long. To avoid this, simply wipe off any ink from the

CD Tray as soon as you notice it. Use a lint-free cloth 

slightly

moistened with water to wipe off the CD Tray. If necessary, use

these same items to wipe off the outside casing of the printer.

Always disconnect your printer’s power cord before

cleaning.

Resume printer operation only after the printer is

completely dry.

C. CLEARING A CD MEDIA JAM

If CD Media becomes jammed inside the printer, first press the

CD Tray button to try and eject the media. If this does

not work, turn the printer power OFF and gently try to clear or

remove the CD media manually.

D. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have difficulty operating your CD Color Printer IV, the

procedures in this manual should, in most cases, solve the

problem. If you still have difficulty, contact the 

technical

support

 number listed on the insert included in the supply

pack.

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Summary of Contents for CD Color Printer IV

Page 1: ...020602 510132 04 User s Manual 2001 All rights reserved CD Color Printer IV...

Page 2: ...ance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cau...

Page 3: ...e Ink Cartridge Button and inserting the cartridge copper end first into the ink cartridge carrier Then push the top of the cartridge back until it snaps into place When the cartridge is in place pres...

Page 4: ...LATION Once you have set up your printer you must then install all of the appropriate software required for printing The included CD contains all of the necessary software At a minimum you must instal...

Page 5: ...ETUP INF Example If you are installing the Windows 95 98 Me and your CD ROM drive is drive D then you would browse to D Win98 Me Driver You would then select the file named CDCLOR4 INF Follow the on s...

Page 6: ...r to your computer system s documentation for instructions on enabling ECP It is almost always found in the CMOS settings which are entered upon power up Interactive Feature in this PDF Document There...

Page 7: ...lor Printer IV with Windows A Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 11 B Installing the Printer Driver 12 C Installing the 32 Bit Spooler for Windows 95 98 Me 14 D Setting Up the Printer Driver 16 E...

Page 8: ...viii...

Page 9: ...ting up and printing with your new CD Color Printer A CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION Place the printer in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build up Do not place the printer...

Page 10: ...ves to cancel the current print job if a print error occurs and to reset the printer for the next print job The CD Tray Button opens or closes the CD Tray for loading and ejecting CDs The Ink Cartridg...

Page 11: ...aders and automatic duplicators only which are sold separately For more information on each of the interface ports please refer to Appendix A D APPLYING POWER 1 Locate the power adapter supplied with...

Page 12: ...s of CDs have different printable coatings however you may need to adjust the printer driver settings to accommodate your specific brand of CD media Refer to Section 3 for further printer driver infor...

Page 13: ...l it snaps into place 7 Close the printer s front cover If you leave the door open ambient light can interfere with proper cartridge initialization 8 Press and hold the Ink Cartridge button until the...

Page 14: ...able side facing upward Handle the CD only along its edges and DO NOT touch its printable surface 3 Press and release the CD Tray button to close the CD Tray If you wish you may also leave the CD Tray...

Page 15: ...the following steps to run a self test 1 If power is ON turn it OFF now The Power light should be OFF Verify that print supplies are installed and that the CD Tray is closed Also disconnect the inter...

Page 16: ...ling down on its top left corner 2 If installing a new replacement ink cartridge slowly remove the tape covering the cartridge s printhead being careful to avoid damaging or removing the barcode label...

Page 17: ...st be connected to your computer see Section 3 in order to complete this step If you prefer you may instead press the Ink Cartridge button on the top of the printer 5 Remove the installed ink cartridg...

Page 18: ...more information on these buttons Alternately you may use the Ink Cartridge button to indicate a previously used cartridge simply press the button and release quickly If you have installed a fresh ne...

Page 19: ...simply obtain a shielded bi directional parallel cable and refer to the following steps NOTE For faster printing your computer s parallel port mode should be set to ECP If you experience problems with...

Page 20: ...l the information needed for printing Use the following steps to install the printer driver NOTE This section of the Operator s Manual assumes that you are already familiar with Windows and know how i...

Page 21: ...ur CD ROM drive is drive D then you would browse to D Win98 Me Driver You would then select the file named CDCOLOR4 INF Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation Once installed the CD...

Page 22: ...a result it is highly recomended that you use the 32 Bit Print Spooler when printing from Windows 95 Windows 98 or Windows Me Also the 32 Bit Print Spooler will display the ink remaining in your prin...

Page 23: ...indow and click on the Add Remove button To print with the 32 Bit Print Spooler you must select the Use 32 Bit Spooler option from within the printer driver setup window as described in Part D of this...

Page 24: ...t to send the last job without having to rasterize it again simply open the 32 Bit Spooler and click print The Direct to Port Mode option allows the spooler to send data to the printer at its optimum...

Page 25: ...have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver These applications will usually give you the same choices and options but in a...

Page 26: ...media and print quality parameters Dither Mode Select this option to choose the appropriate dither mode for your image Select Optimize for photos if printing a design primarily composed of photographi...

Page 27: ...e printer has no way of knowing whether or not you have loaded a blank CD and will print each of the selected number of copies onto the same CD When this option is selected you must press the CD Tray...

Page 28: ...installed its current ink levels as well as options for cleaning and changing a cartridge Note that the ink cartridge type installed and ink levels can only be reported when operating under Windows 9...

Page 29: ...es a complete description of each of the Calibration options When facing the printer the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the back of the printer if a positive number is entered and...

Page 30: ...ine tune this location To do this refer to the following steps 1 Verify that a CD is installed in the printer Also verify that the printer is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer Do no...

Page 31: ...the Vertical box of the Calibration window Repeat this same step for the Horizontal axis In the above illustration this number would be 0 6 Select the OK button The numbers you entered will be sent a...

Page 32: ...to create The following tips will help you do this If creating a label for a CD set your page size to 4 567 x 4 567 116 x 116mm Although your image will appear square on screen the printer driver wil...

Page 33: ...t select Print from the program s File menu 4 The printer driver will then begin to process the image Depending upon the size of the image and the processing speed of your computer processing time can...

Page 34: ...job and is waiting for you to load CD media or has a print media jam If media loading is required simply load media into the CD Tray according to Section 2 C and press the CD Tray button to resume pri...

Page 35: ...proper cartridge Both lights are flashing at the Ink Low Warning You can either same time rapidly and the replace the cartridge now see Section printer has paused 2 B or 2 E or you can press the CD Tr...

Page 36: ...it may stain if left on the tray too long To avoid this simply wipe off any ink from the CD Tray as soon as you notice it Use a lint free cloth slightly moistened with water to wipe off the CD Tray I...

Page 37: ...Types 3 Color C M Y and black monochrome K Media Types Printable surface CD R CD RW CD ROM DVD DVD ROM DVD R DVD RAM Printer Driver Windows 95 98 Me and Windows 2000 XP Data Interfaces Centronics typ...

Page 38: ...CD Color Printer IV is equipped with a standard 8 bit centronics type parallel interface port This communication port is the means through which the printer receives data from your computer Contact te...

Page 39: ...high when the printer is busy or moving the CD Tray 2 Tray Out Output is high when the CD Tray is fully ejected 3 Tray In Output is high when the CD Tray is fully inserted 4 CD In Output is high when...

Page 40: ...olor Matching 18 Dither Mode 18 Ink Cartridges 4 18 Ink Cartridge Button 2 Ink Saturation 19 Interface Port 3 30 Manual Load 19 Media 18 Parallel Port 3 11 30 Print Quality 18 Printable CDs 4 Printer...

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